Sapper Knife | Tactical Rifleman
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ธ.ค. 2023
- If you knew you were going to be stranded in the woods what knife would you bring?
You know the one. That knife that you always want to have on you but it’s too big to carry every day without feeling like a dumbass. But if you’re stuck in the woods somewhere that’s the one on your hip.
That was the idea behind this Sapper knife. Imri wanted to incorporate some capabilities in this design that would lend themselves to some of the skills he had gained over the years but still have it be a solid bush knife. Big enough to hack and split but also good at some gentler whittling. Stays glued to the hand no matter what.
As a first collaboration with Tim Kell from TKell Knives it couldn’t have gone better. Tim made some smart changes and added some of his bad ass unique features.
Enough said. You’ll get it when you’re holding one.
Available for pre-order only at Tkellknives.com
Specs:
• Full Tang Fixed Blade
• 12” overall length
• 6” cutting edge
• 1.5" wide blade
• 5.5" grip
• Fingerguards front and back accommodate high grip or chopping (pinky)
• Pommel shape is optimized to comfortably nest in the base of the palm and be held by a pinky/ring finger
• Reinforced tip
• 3/16" thick 60 HRC cryogenically treated AEB-L Steel
• 3 hole lashing screws for different lashing options
• Etched line from tip to the handle to help visualize tip contact underground
• Balance point just ahead of guard, making it a great chopper
• Safe finger choil for higher grip (delicate cutting)
• G10 scales cover all contact surfaces with hand
• NiB T1C clad for extreme durability
• Matte grey finish for clandestine OPS
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Nice video! We will be releasing the next batch for reservation in January.
A lot of thought went into this knife. Cant say i ever had someone explain so many features. Good stuff.
Beautiful blade there Imri! I’m reminded of that quote, “Form follows function”. Thanks!
Not usually a fan of self promoting, but when it comes from a channel I trust, 👍. Just saw the knife is sold out, but would love to pick one up when they come back in stock.
Currently have an ESEE Laser Strike thats a total workhorse. Has a drop point style blade but would like to pick something with better defensive (or offensive) capabilities.
Aight so I’m gonna buy this knife, it’s awesome
This SAPPER carried a Cold Steel Scout. ATW
Essayons!
I like the design...I never thought of the 550 cord for the fingers.
i'm all about function but i can certainly appreciate when something looks badass
That’s a really beautiful knife with some very cool and useful features.
Very cool! Love the retention mechanism too
Glad you enjoyed it
Well, at the website and it’s SOLD OUT. Beginning shipping August 15th 2023 which seems the knife has been available much longer. All knifes hand made which is great but have just seen a video less than an 2 hours released which I can’t order. Ahh, thanks for sharing. I can smell the food but can’t taste it.
The last batch sold old quickly. We do have plans to release another batch for reservations in January.
@@TkellKnives Thanks for the info. have a blessed weekend.
Tim Kell makes excellent knives. I have the Nighthawk and love it. One of my favorite knives and he has many designs that are excellent. Now including this beast... Very nice Imri, glad you guys got together. I suggested to Tim Kell months ago to get in touch with you guys....
Looks like fun stuff! Thanks guys!
Looks top shelf. Thanks Imri.
Tim and Family are awesome people. Love Tkell knives🤙🏽
It real nice. High level function tends to come out about as pretty as an apple pie. Stars and bars, baby!
Very cool knife! Thanks for the detail explanation.
B E A utifil knife!!! $375 way out of my price range. I'd be too scared to use it.
I can afford pricey knives, but knives are just tools to me, not collectibles, so I stop at about $100 when I'm buying a fixed-blade. Even then, I usually have to drop a little more, say $40 or so, on a really good kydex sheath, because for some reason, a lot of decent knife makers don't do the sheath as well as the knife.
Very nice. Love the knife!
Would prefer CPM-Magnacut, but magnacut can be tricky to field sharpen.
It would also be nice if Tkell made more than a dozen each year 😂
Thanks Imri, I really like that knife, and the sheath design is brilliant.
Hadn’t heard of the company until now. Bad-ass knives for sure. Nice work Imri!
Good looking blade.
Imri, as always great video and awesome knife…hope you are feeling better.
Yes, thank you
I have a T Kell mercenary that is a great knife. I was going to get the sapper but it was sold out. I will get one eventually.
Its already sold out!
Form follows function. Thanks Imri.
al gores rhythm
Good knife, good to have, thanks
Of course, it sold out.
Nice work Imri!
Sold out already
Great looking knife 👌 gotta get one 🗡️
As a knife maker this is an excellent design, well thought out and Tim talking you into 3/16" was absolutely correct. I've had people ask for 1/4" on knives I make and I never get the edge I want. I've got to a point of not offering 1/4" for knives unless a very specific chopper with a much wider bevel being used. The retention system for what you're looking for is extremely well done. I do adjustable retention on sheath and it's a different style but I have to say any sheath that is going to be getting used heavily should have a way to tighten the lock up. I even offer a level 2 retention locking system with thumb break for some special order clients in SWAT/LE snipers and my Mil/Contractors clients working in high threat environments.
Big kudos on this knife. I can say it's probably more well thought out than a nearly any production knife on the market. I do agree with Tim on 1095. I understand wanting edge retention and rust resistance. I use 1095 and the HRC I treat to keeps a solid edge. For corrosion resistance I do cerakote finishes on my knives. This gives a great match to your kit and helps reduce glare off a blade. Your finish does as well. I love AEB-L I've just had some issues with warping of the blades in heat treat prior to temper coming out of a plate quench even. Edge is awesome and rust resistant is killer. Absolutely well done. I know some makers would look to find a flaw in a blade to sell their own, not me. That's a very well made knife with a plan and purpose for everything. Literally the only concern/issue I potentially saw, you addressed and that's sharpening of the recurve in the field. Which is doable just a slight learning curve but not impossible at all.
Thanks for sharing your professional opinion.
nice looking knife
I'd buy it
Nice ...sold out though.
Found it. $375, fair price for an obviously high quality item. Buying one. Make a great "stocking stuffer" for Christmas. I'll leave the knife in the sheath. :)
a $375 stockin' stuffer??
@@jebstuart3I know, rich folks. 😂
@@shawn78789 😂 gotcha.
@@jebstuart3 It's for my Son. Green Beret (18B). Being a Contractor has it's benefits. Money is always right and I have an assortment of "Crappiest country on the planet" stories. Perks. :)
@@The-Contractor INDEED! I'm sure you do! Happy cutting & slashing!
Very awesome blade. Wish you the best of luck with it. Went to purchase one on Tkell knives. Unfortunately, they are sold out.
We will release a batch for reservation in January. Last batch sold out fast.
@@TkellKnives hey, will you send to Chile by Priority mail Service?
Sold out!?! 😢
I wish there was a notification option for when they become available again.
We tied down everything in the Stan. The boys tried to take off all our gear when we walked through the villages on patrol. They wanted pens 🖊 and paper 📃.
Looks awesome, but this video seems new, even though the site is showing that it’s sold out, and began shipping in August. I’m super interested, but when/how can we actually buy this?
Taking orders for next batch soon
Holy Jeez is that nice.
WWJJD?
What Would JerryJ Do?
😂
Is there a prebuy option for the January release?
Soon
I'll put that on my calendar.@@TacticalRifleman
Sold out, going to make more?
Next batch coming soon
Price???
Other than the name, how is functional to Combat Engineers? You can used a sharp stick for mines.
As you should
You can use a wrench as a hammer but it is much better to use a hammer.
As a SAPPER I do not approve of a $375.00 knife.
What's your stance on the standard original Ka-bar?
@@Baddawg_313 good knife
As a knife maker with no connection to these guys or Tkell I can say steel is up 3-5x in the last 3 years. AEB-L jumped probably closer to 5x and 1095 I use is around 3.6x early 2020 prices.
G10, up double or more. Same with machine parts, belts, glue, hardware and even Kydex. I can say the design of this, the attention to detail and it being handmade. $375 for a knife that will likely hold an edge for a year of decent use and overall outlast you is pretty good.
My pieces run around 300 without a recurve in that size in 1095. Recurve sharpening and grinding is more complex, hitting that center line grind takes skill and its well thought out. I personally have no gripes on the knife or price. I understand It's a steep price tag but you're paying for materials but also a US made knife that was made by a skilled tradesmen. To do grinds like that and have that crisp of details to the grinds. That's 100s of hours behind a grinder to hone those skills. It's support for American small businesses and skilled trades that will die with chineseum knives taking over this market. I compete with Chinese junk daily and it never lasts
@OrbitalAdventurer I'm not against it neither. Kinda like it tbh but also....I'm not a SAPPER so what do I know. It wasn't even an option when I served. Couldn't even get airborne smfh. Still wish it would've been available for me
@@phl_knives KBAR, a third of the cost and well, if it's good enough for Marines, (just kidding my crayon eating brethren) its going to beat this out any day of the week. As a guy that did the job, its a tool, and why pay 2/3 more for 1, if I'm gonna drop $400 ill get 4 KBar and NEVER in my lifetime or my kids lifetime need another fixed blade knife.
As a Vet and a blue collar worker myself, $375 isn't breaking the bank, but its just too much given the application and what else is available for the same work.
Sales Pitch? lol
Uh this sold out back in August 23’ 🙄 videos late by a few months.
They are doing another batch four times larger
So, AEB-L is non-magnetic?
No
sold out already.....smh
The video is all blacked out
Surprised that your not helping out in Gaza
Just got back
Curious is the metal nonferrous? That would go along way to insure that extra step of no sparking when cutting c4
This dude designed a knife for working in combat… what does Mora know about combat?
If you are willing to drop $375+ on aebl and g10, I have a bridge to sell you!
looks awesome, but the main design feature is actually real dangerous. No body in his right mind would use a metal blade to probe for mines. First of all because it can pierce the rubber cap on ap mines burried at an angle (an action to prevent probing...) and set them of. Even more dangerous is IED under or next to (ap)mines like a pressureplate. The metal knive would be the actual switch connecting the plus and minus and set it off. And of course dulling a sharp edge for this purpose is just dumb when every sapper get issued an mine probe with non ferrous tip
Remember: this dude "designed this knife" but doesn't even know what a Mora is
What’s a Mora?
@@davidelkins9894very utilitarian knife style/company. Form follows way after function with them, but they are useful and relatively inexpensive
@@davidelkins9894Right? WTF is this wop talking about!?
He also might not be overly familiar with Wustof kitchen knives…
Does your critique have a point or are you blessed with douchery?
This dude don't get knives much?? ALL steel is high carbon. If he DIDN'T make a knife outta high grade tempered steel it's no good. Says he's a Smith or former one.. then he already knows the basic knowledge is you HAVE to use high carbon steel. Would love to see how he does in a Forged in Fire episode with the experts that are only about blades then we can be sure of this dudes blade for sure. His talk raises some concerns on it
High carbon vs stainless is a real thing. Not sure what you don’t get about that. As for Imri and what he says, you just don’t know him at all. He’s very humble about his knife making experience. But has made several by hand. Has a shit ton of experience actually using them. Clearly a collaboration and being produced by an established knife maker with great credentials. Do you actually have any experience making knives yourself or even using them? Or are you just talking out of your ass on social media?
So...his knives "drop" whenever they just happen to be done? That's disappointing, I'll stick to my Winkler(s).
You mispelled Kraken Tactical EDC
@@tonysslime7633
Nah.
@@tonysslime7633 you misspelled.
@@addisonesslinger3653 irregardless I got my point acrossed
No thumb detent is a turn off for me as well as the price. Everything else seems very practical and well made.